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Heatercathodeshort · 3rd Mar 2018, 5:17 pm

In many cases customers can't wait for the receiver to break down so they can justify buying the latest model with that special 'plug'.

During my last year at the shop [2002] I was lucky to get £25 for the repair of a very expensive model. 18 months earlier it was a completely different story.

I could see the writing on the wall and decided to wind the business down and I have never regretted this. Service engineers even to this day are not valued, the public thinking that their services should be provided for free.

Those same people would think nothing of spending £1500 on an up market car service.

I very much enjoyed my working life but the last 18 months was a misery. The change was VERY rapid, at least it was in London. John.

3rd Mar 2018, 5:17 pm	#44
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 9,147	Re: End of an era. In many cases customers can't wait for the receiver to break down so they can justify buying the latest model with that special 'plug'. During my last year at the shop [2002] I was lucky to get £25 for the repair of a very expensive model. 18 months earlier it was a completely different story. I could see the writing on the wall and decided to wind the business down and I have never regretted this. Service engineers even to this day are not valued, the public thinking that their services should be provided for free. Those same people would think nothing of spending £1500 on an up market car service. I very much enjoyed my working life but the last 18 months was a misery. The change was VERY rapid, at least it was in London. John.